Carl E. Tharman

Mass of Christian burial will be on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Benedict's Church in Bendena, KS. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Atchison. A rosary will be on Tuesday evening, Sep. 17th at 6:00 p.m. with visitation to follow until 7:30 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Mt. Calvary Cemetery or St. Benedict's Church in Bendena, to be designated to the church hall remodeling.

Born October 19, 1938, Carl Edward Tharman passed away unexpectedly on September 12, 2024, just 85 years old. He is the son of Arthur A. and Elizabeth (Staudenmaier) Tharman.

Carl's desire was to work the land. After graduating high school in 1956, he worked a short time for Blish-Mize and Snowden in Atchison. That following spring he jumped headlong into the world of farming and never looked back. November 20, 1961, he married Ruth Anna Jacobson. As the family grew, he needed to provide additional security for his family. Thus, he took a job at Rockwell in Atchison that was only intended to be for a year or less; first as a trouble shooter and then as a welder. One year turned into two and so on. Those 10 years were a juggling act: expanding the farm, building a house (with restrooms-no more Outhouse), and being involved in his growing family.

Carl was a member of the St. Benedicts Catholic Church, attending every Sunday and all days of holy obligations. He enjoyed dancing, a good joke, playing cards, spending time with his family, fishing, farming, reading, and "shooting the breeze" with neighbors.

When he finally decided to retire from farming, his new hobby was driving his Kubota everywhere possible. He was easily spotted in his orange Buggy wearing overalls, bright-colored cap, and smoking a cigar as he meandered across the backroads of Doniphan County.

Survivors include, seven children, Carl A. (Kathy) Tharman, Atchison, KS; Steven (Stephanie) Tharman, Paxico, KS; Kenneth (Michelle) Tharman, Long Island, KS; Janet (Leonard) Thooft, Hoyt, KS; Raymond (Denise) Tharman, Andover, KS; Paul (Kim) Tharman, Sherman, TX; Becky (Jerry) Hudgins, Topeka, KS; daughter-in-law Kelly Tharman, Topeka, KS; four sisters; Gertrude Eddy, Ft. Worth, TX; Ada Marie Arford, Norton, KS; Pauline Stockham, Roeland Park, KS; Florence Tharman, Valatie, NY; 29 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ruth Anna Tharman; a son, Timothy William Tharman and a sister Martha Rose Baker.